Tag: cannabis
Mass. governor to pardon those convicted of cannabis possession
BOSTON (AP) – Massachusetts Gov. Maura T. Healey on Wednesday said she would issue pardons for tens of thousands of people convicted of misdemeanor...
Local compassion center fined $10K for late payments to marijuana cultivators
PROVIDENCE – A local marijuana compassion center was fined $10,000 by the state for failing to pay licensed cultivators for their products and services...
Uneasy money: Worries about returning to deficits hang over General Assembly
The warning flags have been raised: Rhode Island legislators are about to return to reality.
After two years of massive surpluses, state budget officials are...
R.I. cannabis businesses take in $105M during first year of legal recreational...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island cannabis sales hit a combined $105 million in the first 12 months after the launch of legal recreational sales, according...
How can Gov. Daniel J. McKee best help small businesses in...
Gov. Daniel J. McKee recently told PBN he’d like to know what type of support small-business owners would like to see in his fiscal...
McKee on R.I.’s business climate: ‘I know we’ve made progress’
(Editor's note: This exclusive interview with Gov. Daniel J. McKee is part of a two-story package on Rhode Island's business climate that will be...
Cannabis cultivator agrees to pay state $625K to keep license
WARWICK – A local cannabis cultivator will pay a $625,000 fine to keep its license and settle the state’s claims that it had failed...
R.I. recreational cannabis sales hit $7.1M in September
PROVIDENCE – Recreational cannabis receipts in Rhode Island reached $7.1 million in September, rising for the 10th consecutive month and continuing the upward trend...
State regulators seek to remove license from Warwick cannabis cultivator
WARWICK – A local marijuana cultivator is in danger of losing its license after being accused by state regulators of failing to disclose the...
Cost of insurance coverage grows for cannabis businesses
Since kicking off recreational sales in late 2022, Rhode Island’s cannabis industry has undergone sweeping changes this year, with seven recreational dispensaries currently operating...